NGC 3885
| Galaxy NGC 3885 |
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| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Water snake |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 11 h 46 m 46.5 s |
| declination | -27 ° 55 ′ 20 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | SAB (r:) 0 / a: / HII |
| Brightness (visual) | 11.1 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 12.0 mag |
| Angular expansion | 2.4 ′ × 1 ′ |
| Position angle | 123 ° |
| Surface brightness | 11.9 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | LGG 253 |
| Redshift | 0.006511 ± 0.000027 |
| Radial velocity | (1952 ± 8) km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(79 ± 6) · 10 6 ly (24.2 ± 1.7) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | William Herschel |
| Discovery date | March 10, 1790 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 3885 • PGC 36737 • ESO 440-007 • MCG -05-28-006 • 2MASX J11464650-2755198 • GC 2553 • H III 828 • h 3359 • LDCE 0860 NED002 | |
NGC 3885 is a lenticular galaxy of the Hubble type SB0-a in the constellation Water Snake . It is estimated to be 79 million light years from the Milky Way .
The object was discovered on March 10, 1790 by William Herschel .